This paper presents estimation of Armington Substitution Elasticities between imported and domestic goods in Ecuador at the input output level of goods classification. These estimations are intended to be used in applied general equilibrium models of the cuadorian economy that analyze the...

There are numerous analysts, businessmen and other economic agents who question the effects of free trade agreements on the economy of its member countries. After nearly eight years of the entry into force of the free trade agreement between the United States, the Dominican Republic and Central...

This study aims to evaluate, in terms of their cardinal, ordinal, and dichotomy consistency, five alternative comercial specialization indicators: a Balassa symmetric index version; a Chi-Squared Index; and the Relative Trade Advantage Index, all these three based on revealed comparative...

In this paper we identify Mexico’s pattern of revealed comparative advantages within manufacturing trade flows during the 1996-2005 period. We define a basket of competing countries, according to the degree of similarity of each country’s comparative advantage pattern with that of Mexico. We...

We analyze if the pattern of comparative advantages and the recent behavior of Mexican manufacturing exports, vis-à-vis its closest competitors, are related with productivity differentials or with differences in factor endowments. The relative abundance of relatively unskilled labor in Mexico...

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo estudiar la viabilidad política del Arancel externo común de la Comunidad Andina, examinando ómo responde el establecimiento de este arancel a la demanda de proteccionismo en los cinco países andinos. Se utilizaron datos industriales y comerciales para...

En el presente trabajo se testea el modelo de gravedad para los principales acuerdos de integración (NAFTA, UE, MERCOSUR y CAN) en el período 1980-1999, utilizando datos de panel y con el objetivo de evaluar los costos y beneficios que generará el Acuerdo de Libre Comercio para las Américas...

A partir de la apertura económica que inició con el gobierno del presidenteCésar Gaviria Trujillo, y de acuerdo con lo que está ocurriendo en el país en los últimos años, se está en una dinámica importante relacionada con la suscripción de acuerdos y tratados internacionales de...

This article presents an analysis of the evolution of the Portuguese economy during the second half of the 20th century, having into account the stages of its evolution, and a comparison with Ireland, Spain and other European countries. We stand out the positive impact of human capital and EU...

Para la evaluacion de una inversion en infraestructuras del transporte, existen varios enfoques. El enfoque intersectorial permite una desagregacion del impacto de la inversion. Se suele utilizar complementariamente a los enfoques 'agregados': se emplea como filtro la matriz de coeficientes...